Ohio Society

United States Daughters of 1812

The National Society, United States Daughters of 1812 was founded in 1892.
We are a
volunteer women's service organization dedicated to promoting
patriotism, preserving and increasing knowledge of the history of
the American people by the preservation of documents and relics, the marking of historic spots,
the recording of family histories and
traditions, the celebration of patriotic anniversaries, the teaching and
emphasizing of the heroic deeds of the civil, military, and naval life
of those who molded this government between the close of the
American Revolution and the close of the War of 1812, from 1784 to 1815 inclusive, and the
maintaining, at National Headquarters in Washington D.C., a museum and
library of memorabilia of the 1784-1815 period.

Women age eighteen and older are eligible for
membership providing that they can satisfactorily document their
lineal descent from an ancestor who rendered military, naval or
civil service between the years of 1784 and 1815, inclusive.
Please click on the "Brochure" link below for some additional
qualifying forms of service. Further information on our
organization and its membership application requirements can also be
found on our National Society's
web site.